My Fuzzy Friend: Bailey has got a 'thing' for box trucks

Bailey, a 12 year old Great Pyrenees, owned by Bob and Sharon Yapsuga of Coopersburg. (Handout, CONTRIBUTED PHOTO )

July 12, 2014

•Name: Bob and Sharon Yapsuga

•Age: 62 and 63

•Hometown: Coopersburg

•Type of pet: Dog

•Name: Bailey

•Age: 12 years

•Breed: Great Pyrenees

•Male or female: Female

•Why she's your friend: She always greets us when we come home and is a big part of our family.

•In four words: Friendly, lazy, weird, lovable

•Best trait: Loves all people.

•Personality: Schizophrenic, lovable, strange

•A funny story: Bailey goes crazy for box trucks, like FedEx or UPS trucks. She will bark and run up and down the yard following them when they pass by (it's actually the only time we can tell how fast she can run). Our neighbor, Steve, has a box truck, and Bailey will let us know when Steve leaves for work (usually around 5:30 a.m.) and when he returns around dinner time. Steve could NEVER come or go without Bailey making us and the neighborhood know what Steve's truck is doing.

•Loves: Sleep

•Tricks: Giving her paw and manipulating her owners.

•Nicknames: Bailey, Bails, Weirdo, Crazy Mutt

•Shows affection by: Laying down next to us, nudging our hand so we will pet her.

•Can be found: On the floor in the dining room, in the cool basement, or next to Bob's side of the bed.